Spry springy sprouting clown

ABSTRACT

A toy in the form of a doll that maybe designed to represent a clown, the doll being readily expandable in height from a contracted short size, the device comprising an upper and lower portion of a doll having an intermediate portion there between consisting of a lazy tong construction fitted with a spring, the outer side of the doll being fitted with a clothes fabric having sufficient slack around the intermediate portion so to permit the doll to expand into its elongated condition when a child simply depresses a front button for activating the lazy tong spring.

United States Patent [1 1 Murray Mar. 19, 1974 SPRY SPRINGY SPROUTINGCLOWN [761' Inventor: Adele Murray, 4480 Turney, pmrary ManceneCleveland, Ohio 44105 Asszstant Erammer-J. Q. Lever Filed: Dec. 29, 197157 ABSTRACT AppL 213,347 A toy in the form of a doll that maybe designedto represent a clown, the doll being readily expandable in [52] U S Cl46/119 46/} 45 height from a contracted short size, the device com- [51]A63h 11/00 prising an upper and lower portion of a doll having an [58]Fieid 146 135 intermediate portion there between consisting of a 1 lazytong construction fitted with a spring, the outer side of the doll beingfitted with a clothes fabric hav- [56] References Cited ing sufficientslack around the intermediate portion so to permit the doll to expandinto its elongated condi- UNITED STATES PATENTS tion when a child simplydepresses a front button for activating the lazy tong pring 1,5853887'5/l926 Beach'i: 46/146 1 l im, 3 Drawing Figures I SPRY SPRINGYSPROUTING CLOWN This invention relates generally to childrens toys.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel toy inthe shape of a doll and which is readily expandable in size when a childdepresses a button there upon.

Another object of the present invention isto provide a readilyexpandable doll which will ammuse and surprise children.

Still another object of the present in-ention is to provide anexpandable doll toy which maybe attractively decorated so to represent aclown or any other desirable character.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a spry springysprouting clown which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture,rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of the present invention shown in acontracted position,

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view'thereof shown in an expanded position,and showing the device partly broken away so to illustrate the workingmechanism, and

FIG. 3 is an enlarged'side elevation view showing the operatingpush-button structure.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa spry springy sprouting clown according to the present inventionwherein there is a doll consisting of a stationary lower section 11 andan upwardly movable top section 12 between which there is anintermediate expandable section 13. All of the sections 11, 12 and 13are covered by a flexible fabric material 14 that represents a garmentor clothing of the doll so that the clown can be readily retracted intothe position as shown in FIG. 1 or extended as shown in FIG. 2.

The lower section 11 includes a base structure that includes arepresentation of clowns shoes 15 which maybe made of a weighed materialso to assure that the clown doll will remain in an upright positionwhile in operative use. The base structure includes upwardly extendingleg portions 16 to the upper portion of which there is secured atransverse member 17 and to whic one end of a lazy tong 18 is attached.

The top section 12 includes a transverse horizontal memberl9 the outerends of which form the shoulders of the clown, the center of the member19 being attached to the opposite end of the lazy tong 18. The member 19supports there upon a clown head 20 surmounted by a clown cap 21'.Additionally the member 19 supports the upper end of garment fabric 14which upon opposite sides thereof is fashioned into sidewardly extendingarms 22 the terminal ends thereof being fashioned into hands 23.

The lazy tong 18 is fitted with a horizontal transverse extendingcompression coil spring 24 which normally urges the lazy tong 18 tochange from the contracted position as shown in FIG. 1 to the extendedposition as shown in FIG. 2. A push-button 25 upon a front side of thegarment fabric 14 serves as an operating button for releasing the spring24, the button 25 by being depressed permitting freedom for the spring24 to quickly contract and thus cause the top section of the clown dollto be quickly thrust upwardly into an elongated position thus givingsurprise and excitement to a child operating the same. Obviously, thebutton must be connected to structure that denies freedom for thesidewardly spread apart ends of the lazy tong links to be drawn towardeach other; such structure accordingly serving to arrest the link endsin spread apart position; such structure being pushed away from the linkends by the pushbutton.

Thus there is provided a spry springy sprouting clown for amusingchildren. It is to be noted that all of the exterior parts are made ofsoft flexible material so to completely enclose the inner workingmechanism.

As shown in FIG. 2, an upper and lower guides 26 are pivotable into thelazy tong frame when in the extended position so to maintain theextended doll in an upright condition.

What I now claim is:

1. In a spry springy sprouting clown, the combination of a toy doll,said doll including a stationary lower section, an upwardly movable topsection, and an intermediate expandable section, said lower sectionincluding a base unit that includes a pair of shoe members made ofweighed material, a pair of upstanding legs upon said shoe member, theupper 'end of said legs supporting a transverse extending member towhich a lower end of said intermediate expandable section is connected,said top section including a horizontal member which at its oppositeends forms the shoulders of said clown, the center of said member beingattached to the upper end of said intermediate expandable section, aclown head being supported upon said member, said clown head beingsurmounted by a clown cap, said intermediate section being adaptable tolift said top section, a flexible fabric enclosing said lower sectionand said intermediate section arid which at its opposite sides and upperend is configurated into a pair of arms and hands, said fabric materialbeing of sufficient length for said clown in an expandedposition, saidintermediate section including a lazy tong fitted with an spring forurging said lazy tong from a contracted to an expanded position, a frontside of said clown being provided with a pushbutton-for releasing saidspring, said spring excrossing link components of said lazy tong.

1. In a spry springy sprouting clown, the combination of a toy doll,said doll including a stationary lower section, an upwardly movable topsection, and an intermediate expandable section, said lower sectionincluding a base unit that includes a pair of shoe members made ofweighed material, a pair of upstanding legs upon said shoe member, theupper end of said legs supporting a transverse extending member to whicha lower end of said intermediate expandable section is connected, saidtop section including a horizontal member which at its opposite endsforms the shoulders of said clown, the center of said member beingattached to the upper end of said intermediate expandable section, aclown head being supported upon said member, said clown head beingsurmounted by a clown cap, said intermediate section being adaptable tolift said top section, a flexible fabric enclosing said lower sectionand said intermediate section and which at its opposite sides and upperend is configurated into a pair of arms and hands, said fabric materialbeing of sufficient length for said clown in an expanded position, saidintermediate section including a lazy tong fitted with an spring forurging said lazy tong from a contracted to an expanded position, a frontside of said clown being provided with a pushbutton for releasing saidspring, said spring extending transversely across said lazy tong andbeing connected at its opposite ends to the outer ends of crossing linkcomponents of said lazy tong.